The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-11-24
Afternoon Session.
The House reassembled at :OS.
RESOLUTION.

The House reaSSemDled at :OS.
RESOLUTION.
Noble Smith offered the following resoIu-
ton:
Resolved, That the Minister of Foreign
Affairs report forthwith to this House the
date at which all Acts which have passed
the House were presented to His Majesty
for approval, and that hereafter the Minis
ter report daily the title of all Acts which
were so presented on the previous dav. ALI
of which reports be filed with the Secretary
of the Legislature. Adopted.
CHINESE PASSPORTS.
Noble Smith asked when the Minister of
Finance was going to answer his question
regarding the passports of the Chinese by
the Belgic.
Minister Green said he answered the
question verbally at the time.
Noble Smith wished the answer in writ
ing.
HERE DOCTORS PAY.
Rep. KalaukOa presented a resolution
that WHEREAS, An appropriation of $50
was made al the last session to one Meeka-
pu, herb doctor, and WHEREAS, The
amount has been drawn by some one else,
Resolved, That the Minister of Finance
gel the amount from the other party and
pay it over to Meekapu. Referred to Min
lister of Finance.
THE POLICE FORCE.
Rep. Helekunihi put the following ques-
tons in the form of a resolution to the At
torney General:
I. If the Police Bill passes, what nation
atty will the police be selected from?
oil natiUa Hawaiian notice in HO-
nolulu to be removed?
Minister Ashford said there was nothing
IN the bill about nationality. There was 80
per cent. Hawaiians on the police force,
and it was not necessary to disturb them
very much. The native police would not
all be removed in Honolulu, so to So per
cent. ought to be natives.
ABOUT PASSED BILLS.
Noble Townsend put the following ques-
tons to the Minister of Finance:
1. Have the Cabinet advised the King to
sign or to veto the bills which have been
presented to him after passing this House?
9. Is it their intention to do so regarding
the bills not yet presented to His Majesty?
INDEMNITY BILL.
Minister Green gave notice of an Act to
indemnify the Minister of Finance for GER
tain expenditures.
THE LOAN AGAIN.
Noble Townsend said that on page of
the Minister of Finances statement was an
item, q Expenses floating loan, etc, $685.
243 35." He would like to know what ex-
penses it included. Another item was,
Net receipts from London, $8O0,942 81"
What was the explanation of this item?
NEW BILL.
Minister Thurston read for first time an
Act relating to submarine telegraphs. Re
ferred to Printing Committee.
OPIUM BILL.
Minister Ashford gave notice of an Act
to repeal the law regarding the sale and
importation of opium, and to re-enact
laws.
SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION BILL.
Third reading,of an Act supplementary
to the Appropriation bill.
MINISTER Thurston moved to insert,
Claims of japanese doctors and interpre-
tiers, $35 900. Agreed to-"
Noble Hitchcock proposed an item for
funeral expenses Princess LikeIke, not to
exceed $40 OO0, but finally withdrew it.
PRESIDENT BOARD OF HEALTH
Noble Young moved to amend the item
Salary President Board OF Health, 50 900,
.~'so as the salary would read 50, 800.
Rep. Gay said it was necessary to have a
good man, and he should be well paid.
Noble Waterhouse thought that as they
were taking new departures no obstacle
should be placed in the way.
Rep. Kamuoha called for the ayes and
noes.
The ayes and noes were then taken on
the motion to increase the salary to 81 800,
with the following result:
Ayes Green, Thurston, Ashford, Young,
Warehouse, Baldwin, Dole, Kalaukoa, F.
brown, Deacon, Kinney, Kauhane,
Homer, A. s. Wilcox, Gay-15.
Noes-G. Brown, Robinson, Jaeger,
smith Oh Foster, Luhiau, Wight, Motley,
wall Townsend, Hitchcock, Bailey, Camp
Uen, Widemann, Makee, G. n. Wilcox,
pertelmann, Hustace, Dowsett, Jr., Naone,
Nauhl, c. Brown, Kamai. Mcguire, Ka-
lnauoha, Paris, Nawahine, Daniels, Hele-
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minister Thurston said that in view of